78 theatre shows to catch in East Sussex
Get ready to be dazzled by East Sussex's theatre scene, where opera and ballet meet drama and spectacle in a thrilling winter lineup.
A Country Night in Nashville
22 Nov 2026 – 15 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Annie
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Avenue Q
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
12 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Beetlejuice The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Burlesque The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CATS
13 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Dick Whittington
7 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
First Aid
12 Dec 2026 – 20 Mar 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
Forced Entertainment 'Signal to Noise'
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
FORESHORE
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Gob Squad: We Are Gob Squad and So Are You
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Hadestown
12 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 15 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jersey Boys
13 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jumpers for Goalposts
12 Dec 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
Les Misérables
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
13 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Madam Lola's Saturday Cabaret Matinee
21 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Making the Masked Singer
13 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Making Trouble: four decades of Forced Entertainment
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
12 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
20 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
PADDINGTON The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Palace Theatre Tour
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Phantom of the Opera
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Play Script Readers
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jul 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RENT
12 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Theatre - Guided Tour
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Split Britches - Last Gasp: A Recalibration
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
The Cherry Orchard
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Grand Community Choir
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Mousetrap
13 Nov 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Play That Goes Wrong
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Vortex – Open Auditions
9 Dec 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Uncanny Live
18 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Venue Tour
14 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
What's Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute to Tina Turner
29 Nov 2026 – 26 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Wicked
13 Nov 2026 – 30 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Theatre Tour
6 Jan 2027 – 3 Mar 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
Jack and the Beanstalk
8 Jan 2027 – 30 Jan 2027
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
Majesty – A Tribute to Queen
8 Jan 2027
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
The Celine Experience
8 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical
12 Jan 2027 – 30 Dec 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Romeo and Juliet
14 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Blackbird
15 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
The Seagull
15 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Looking For Ghosts
16 Jan 2027 – 19 Mar 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
Macbeth
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Guilty
18 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Wild About You
18 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cats
19 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Ratton School: West End to Broadway
20 Jan 2027 – 22 Jan 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
In Other Words
21 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
Jekyll & Hyde - A one-man stage adaptation of the classic tale of terror
21 Jan 2027
The Astor Theatre, Deal
RBO: La Fanciulla del West (MET Opera)
26 Jan 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine 2
26 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Queen of the night a tribute to Whitney Houston
28 Jan 2027
Central Theatre (Chatham)
Redcliffe: A New Musical
28 Jan 2027 – 17 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sh!t Theatre: EVITA TOO
28 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Blackout
29 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heaven Can Wait – The Meatloaf Concert Experience
30 Jan 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)